How Apartheid Continues to Divide Cape Town

Par : John Eligon · Sutton Raphael · Christina Thornell and Joey Sendaydiego

22 août 2026 à 05:00

Our reporter John Eligon takes a six-mile walk between two townships in Cape Town to show how the barriers left by apartheid still exist 30 years later.

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Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu

21 août 2026 à 15:47

While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

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Zambia Says President Won Re-election After Tumultuous Campaign

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu

17 août 2026 à 22:21

With a second term, Hakainde Hichilema must navigate relations with the Trump administration, which has sought greater access to the copper-rich nation’s natural resources.

President Hakainde Hichilema, center, running for re-election, after voting in Lusaka, Zambia, last week.

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Zambia Halts Presidential Election Vote Count Over Violence and Fraud Allegations

Par : John Eligon and Rabecca Lungu

14 août 2026 à 14:01

The electoral commission for the southern African nation said poll workers had been attacked and ballots had been stolen.

A voting station’s presiding officer holds a marked ballot during the counting process at Woodlands Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia, on Thursday.

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Zambia Election: President Hichilema Faces Backlash Ahead of Vote

Par : Rabecca Lungu and John Eligon

12 août 2026 à 00:01

President Hakainde Hichilema was elected five years ago, promising to protect civil liberties in his copper-rich African nation. Now, he’s accused of trampling on them.

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